Panama Paper Case verdict: Pakistan SC disqualifies PM Sharif

Islamabad : The Pakistan Supreme Court on Friday disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after a probe team found his wealth far above his earnings in the Panama Papers case.

The five-judge bench that will announce the historic verdict will be headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, who had put a dissenting note in an April 20 judgment with a quote from Mario Puzo's novel "The Godfather" and declared Sharif "disqualified" for not being honest to the nation, Dawn reported.

Ahead of the judgment, Sharif held informal consultations with close aides and key ministers in Lahore.

Sources said another meeting would be held after the Supreme Court decision to devise a plan of action in the wake of the verdict.

Sharif returned from his trip to the Maldives on Thursday and was received by his brother, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.